Former United States President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges during his court hearing.Trump was earlier arrested and in police custody ahead of his arraignment.News outlets were barred from broadcasting the arraignment. However, Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney, released the details of the former president’s charges in an indictment sheet.Bragg said Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. He said during the election, Trump and others employed a “catch and kill” scheme to identify, purchase, and bury negative information about him and boost his electoral prospects.Trump then went to great lengths to hide this conduct, causing dozens of false entries in business records to conceal criminal activity, including attempts…
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During an interview on the programme “Roadmap 2023” on Channels Television, Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called for the leading presidential candidates in the just-concluded election in Nigeria to take responsibility for the divisive narratives that are impacting the country. He believes that Nigeria can still achieve a successful democratic process if it starts to do things right. Soyinka noted that while there were some appearances of a level playing field during the election, the electoral process was still ongoing until the final pronouncement is made. He called for a return to the moment when Nigeria had a common…
Olisa Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has criticized the Nigerian Federal Government for charging Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi with treason. The charge was leveled against Obi after the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, warned him against inciting violence over the outcome of the presidential election. Mohammed had stated that it was wrong for Obi to seek legal redress while also inciting people to violence. During an interview with foreign media outlets in Washington, DC, Mohammed also accused Obi’s running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, of making a…
Dr. Sam Amadi, the Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, has provided advice to President Muhammadu Buhari regarding his ministers and aides, warning him to be cautious of those who may try to embezzle funds from the country. Amadi’s comments were prompted by the recent news that the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, had purchased ten firefighting trucks for N12 billion. Minister Sirika announced the purchase on social media, stating that safety has been a focus of Buhari’s administration since 2015, and that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had not purchased new…
Portable, a controversial hip hop artiste whose real name is Habeeb Okikiola, has expressed that he has learned his lesson after being released from Ilaro Prison in Ogun State on Monday. Daily Trust reported that he had been remanded pending the perfection of his bail conditions by a magistrate’s court sitting in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun state. He was facing a five-count charge of assault and stealing, following a petition written against him by one Osimusi Emmanuel, and had been detained since Friday. When he appeared before the court on Monday, Portable pleaded not guilty to all…
On Sunday, Femi Falana (SAN), a prominent human rights lawyer, provided an explanation for why his son, Folarin Falana, better known as the rapper and rights activist Falz, often embarrasses the government. According to Falana, his son’s upbringing, specifically his frequent arrests as a legal practitioner when he was younger, contributed to his outspokenness. Speaking at the second anniversary of the Oluyinka Odumakin Lecture in Lagos, Falana shared that his son had been concerned about his repeated arrests as a young legal practitioner and even asked whether he was a criminal as a result. Falana then explained that in Nigeria,…
Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Election, has firmly stated that a purported audio recording of a telephone conversation between him and the Presiding Bishop,Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, is fake. He strongly refuted the claims made in the audio recording and said that it was a product of the endless fabrication and forgeries that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is notorious for. In response to the trending audio recording of the alleged conversation between him and the influential Christian cleric, Obi spoke through the Head of the Obi Datti Media Office, Diran…
The Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LPPCC) has released a statement regarding the alleged leaked audio conversation between its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and David Oyedepo, the Founder of the Living Faith Church worldwide. The LPPCC described the viral video as a ‘deep fake’ and an attempt by the ruling party to remain relevant with the Nigerian public.The head of Media Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party, Diran Onifade, signed the statement. According to the statement, the viral video is another example of the ruling party’s attempt to create drama and religious tension in the country.The statement…
Ali Ndume, a Nigerian lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly, recently shared his thoughts on the performance of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections. During an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ndume stated that the results of the election indicate that the youth and middle-class populations in Nigeria are becoming weary of the older generation who have held political power for decades. Ndume, who has been a member of the National Assembly for 20 years and is also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, expressed surprise at the…
Anthony Joshua, a British-Nigerian boxer, has made a triumphant return to the boxing ring, defeating Jermaine Franklin and bouncing back from a series of losses. This was his first fight since losing twice in a row to Ukrainian fighter Oleksandr Usyk, and he had publicly declared that he would retire if he lost this important match. The fight against Franklin was a significant moment for Joshua, as it was his first win since his loss to Kubrat Pulev in December 2020. Franklin, who had previously won his first 20 matches, suffered a defeat in his UK debut against Dillian Whyte.…
